Word Meaning 斎堂

さいどう saidou

斎堂 is read as さいどう (saidou) and means dining hall at a Zen temple or monastery.

Meaning

English

  1. dining hall at a Zen temple or monastery
  2. refectory

Reading

Kana

さいどう

Romaji

saidou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 127324 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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斎場

さいじょう

ceremony site

斎日

さいじつ

fast day

斎行

さいこう

carrying out (a religious festival or ceremony)

斎部

いみべ

Imbe clan (ancient Shinto priestly family)

斎言

いわいごと

congratulatory words

斎主

さいしゅ

master of religious ceremonies

斎院

さいいん

imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise

斎食

さいじき

food offering at a Buddhist ceremony

斎宮

さいぐう

unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor

斎屋

ゆや

building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)

斎王

さいおう

unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine or the Kamo Shrine in place of the Emperor

聖堂

せいどう

(Confucian) temple